Bigfly
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Never fished with anything bigger then my 9’s, other the old school standard surf rods.You need beer after fishing the T.....
Getting dissed by a fish can cause dry mouth. But, can't imagine driving 10 hrs for a beer.....
Bring your big stick......I have a protege who is sporting a 8'6" 5wt short glass rod, and is fighting it.
The tool for the job......He has seen us fishing with bigger sticks, and having an easier time of it.
Yesterday he said he is now shopping for a new stick. 11 feet is sweet....
Jim
over 30 years of stream and river fishing but mainly dry's and streamers. just tried salt water fly fishing this last year it was very cool, but very different. So I think i need go past the owens valley and walkers to check out some of the upper sierra's places.I can hand you one for a test drive.....
Many guys that try, end up buying.
If you aren't already a moving water guy, the T is not an easy leg over.....on the other hand, what's life without a challenge.......
Jim
Heck......I want to fish the MO.....Man, you make me want to come home to CA and try the Truckee. Unfortunately, I haven't even had time to fish the Mo' up here where I live. Maybe in a couple years I can go on a fishing safari and look you up.
Don't know if there's that many more fish on your side, but across the border here, we max out at about 50-60 trout a mile. The Truckee averages about 25-35 fish a mile. Reno Fly Shop does a pod cast every October which they interview NDOW biologists about the yearly fish survey, I love listening to it every year.Hey Yikes.....
We have a low overall fish count...maybe 400 per mi. If that....(there are some wild little fish.....)
Of those, most have been caught before, so they are very hip to our tricks.
Honestly, I fish trophy style, so I don't run into little guys (under 18-20") that much.
Since I was teaching, we were hunting Walter.....those were his first Truckee trout (and only)....I basically ruined my guy for fishing most other waters......with T love. (That's my job....)
Big guys are the challenge for big guys......
Especially at these flows...........
Sounds like you need to visit the Glennshire day use area. It's near the club, with some stocked fish.
The members are not looking to really fish, they just want to catch, without learning.
Which means a youngster can probably hook up with help......
I don't know any harder water to fish, which is why I've spent 30 years here.
Don't know how old your kiddo is, but this isn't considered beginner water.............
I know plenty of people who have a love/hate relationship with this water. I blanked yesterday...
It is referred to locally as the Pebble beach of rivers......for beginners.
The fish posted were what I call "Bruiser class" 20" to 25". Walter class is 26" to 30"+.
There is some lake fishing for stocked trout, and some sizable smallies as well.
If you are trying to acclimate them to fish for fun, not results, the T is a good choice..............
I may be a wandering boat guide this season, after May.
Let me know (give a call), and I will try to help.
Jim
Hey Stig...Don't know if there's that many more fish on your side, but across the border here, we max out at about 50-60 trout a mile. The Truckee averages about 25-35 fish a mile. Reno Fly Shop does a pod cast every October which they interview NDOW biologists about the yearly fish survey, I love listening to it every year.
Next year will be the real interesting survey, now that the fish have actually had water for a year or two to spawn and do there thing
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